Spawning strategy in Atlantic bobtail squid <Emphasis Type="Italic">Sepiola atlantica</Emphasis> (Cephalopoda: Sepiolidae) |
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Authors: | Marcelo Rodrigues Manuel E Garcí Jesús S Troncoso Ángel Guerra |
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Institution: | 1.Departamento de Ecología y Biología Animal,Universidad de Vigo,Vigo,Spain;2.ECOBIOMAR, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas, CSIC,Vigo,Spain |
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Abstract: | This study aimed to determine the spawning strategy in the Atlantic bobtail squid Sepiola atlantica, in order to add new information to the knowledge of its reproductive strategy. A total of 12 females that spawned in aquaria
were examined. Characteristics of the reproductive traits and egg clutches were similar to those of other known Sepiolidae.
Clutch size varied from 31 up to 115 eggs. Females of this species had incorporated up to 1.58 times of their body weight
into laid eggs. The size of laid eggs showed a positive correlation with maternal body size, supporting the idea that female
size is a determinant of egg size. Our data suggest that S. atlantica is an intermittent terminal spawner, and that its spawning strategy comprises group-synchronous ovary maturation, multiple egg laying, and deposition of egg clutches
in different locations. The obtained data provide insights for future comparative studies on reproductive allocation. |
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